Man Drinks

Some man drinks for Father's Day or any day:

3 Father's Day Cocktails: BA Daily: Blog : bonappetit.com

If I'm not drinking Scotch, a Manhattan is one of my favorites.

A lot more drink recipes can be found here.


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Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling wrote a very strong and stirring poem that is the basis of a new book The Overton Window. 

Southern Legends

Found great article in Garden&Gun about a Legendary Southern Shotgun with roots in Memphis.

It is called The Legend of Bo Whoop.

"More than sixty years ago, the South's most famous shotgun went missing. Here's the story of how it was found"

The A-Team

This was probably my favorite TV show as a kid.  That and Dukes of Hazard are in a close race for the top spot.  But since the Dukes have already been ruined with a terrible movie; I'm hoping The A-Team doesn't suffer the same fate. 

Little Known American History Should Be More Emphasized in Memphis

Very interesting History lesson.  Apparently he does a show on Founding Fathers every Friday.
It seems that some facts about American History and Black History in America as related to our founding have been erased, or at least marginalized, over time.   If children knew there were more figures involved in the Founding of America that they might be able to identify with; maybe they would be more inclined to learn about it....